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A disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Freeman Loftis's groundbreaking study examines literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what impact they have had on cultural stereotypes, autistic culture, and the identity politics of autism. Imagining Autism looks at fictional characters (and...
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Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Photographer and film buff Daniel Sanchez learned a long time ago that the only way to get by in an allistic world is to mask his autism and follow the script. Which means he knows that boisterous, buff, and beautiful soccer superstars like his best friend, Mona Sinclair, shouldn't be wasting time hanging out with introverts...But when Daniel meets a new classmate, Gabe Mendes, who is tall, mysterious, nonbinary, and--somehow--as cool as Mona, Daniel...
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Road Kill O'Connor volume Book 1
Publisher
[Publisher not identified
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
When Ben Morgan, a young autistic boy, finds a body on his grandmother's ranch, he wants to know if it is his missing father. When told it is not, he begins to believe that a watching figure is his father who has come back to watch over him. He keeps this from his overprotective mother and soon finds himself in a sinister situation. Dr. Gerald "Road Kill" O'Connor is called in to help solve the mystery and protect the defiant boy.
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Love Inspired Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Cassie Weaver dreams of opening a bakery--but that dream hinges on her good friend Martin Beiler. Martin once fled their Amish community due to his struggles with autism. Now he's back to fulfill his promise to help Cassie set up her longed-for bakeshop. But when everyone suspects they are secretly courting, Cassie encourages the matchmaking. Because she's hoping she can convince Martin this is where he truly belongs..."--Amazon.